Daily Weather Briefing for Thursday, May 28, 2020

OUTLOOK

Warming southerly flow will develop across the region today through Friday ahead of the next approaching cold front. The cold front will move into the region from the northwest on Saturday, and settle southeast of the area through Sunday. Drier and cooler air will arrive from the northwest for the early part of next week.

GoFundMe Established to Benefit Children of David and Dawn Head

On Saturday, 5/23/2020, Macon County Sheriff's Deputy David Head and his wife, Dawn, a Physical Therapist with Highlands/Cashiers Hospital, were tragically killed in an automobile accident. They leave behind four children, Jeslyn Head (17), J.D. Head (13), Erin Sanborn (17), and Sidney Sanborn (19). This fund has been set up by the employees of the Macon County Sheriff's Office in an effort to help all 4 children of David and Dawn Head. [LINK]

County Commissioners Hold Budget Work Session

The Macon County Board of Commissioners held a budget work session Tuesday. Video and supporting documents are on the website. [LINK]



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General Forecast Through Monday Night



Today

Patchy fog this morning. Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the 70s. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.

Tonight

Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the 50s. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.

Friday

Partly sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the 70s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the 50s. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.

Saturday

Partly sunny. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the 70s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy. Lows in the 50s.


Hazards

Scattered to numerous thunderstorms will develop across the region this afternoon and evening. All of the thunderstorms will produce dangerous cloud-to-ground lightning and heavy rainfall. Localized flooding could quickly develop in locations experiencing the heaviest downpours. Several of these thunderstorms may become strong, and a few may become severe, with damaging wind gusts being the primary threat.



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Tropical Weather
(The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1st through November 30th)



Routine issuance of the Tropical Weather Outlook will resume on June 1, 2020.
Until then, Special Tropical Weather Outlooks will be issued as conditions warrant.



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Here are some numbers from the CDC, the NCDHHS, and the Johns Hopkins Dashboard. Macon Media prefers the Johns Hopkins Dashboard because the counts include those non-residents that are left out of the CDC and NCDHHS numbers.

The CDC website [LINK] reports 24,410 people in North Carolina are infected, 766 have died, and infections are widespread, the NCDHHS website [LINK] reports 24,620 confirmed cases from 364,156 targeted tests, and 702 hospitalized and 794 deaths in the state. The Johns Hopkins Dashboard [LINK] reports 24,916 people infected and 844 deaths (these include non-residents located in NC).

COVID-19 Data for Macon County from Coronaction. [LINK] https://coronaction.net

Detected 18
Recovered 4
Deceased 1
Actives 13



Resources for Reliable Information about the Corona Virus (COVID-19) [LINK]






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Published at 6:20am on Thursday, May 28, 2020